Bacon told The Sun that he is eager to join his former Sleepers co-star in the project.

He said: "How great would it be if I could play myself and make an appearance and get a chance to work with Bob again?"

Bacon added that he struggles to understand greed and power, saying: "I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and a plane, it is just about a number. It's never been anything I understood.

"There is a lesson there about greed and it is a lesson I am willing to learn as well. Has it made me a distrustful person? I don't think so. But we probably look a bit more carefully at our financial situation now."